White smoke and bad shake

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I would start with a compression test to at least know if and which cylinder it is first. Then perhaps the leak-down test instead of having to do the leak-down test on every cylinder cause that would take more time having to place every single piston at TDC compression. It could though ending up being the intake gasket leaking the coolant. Or just remove all the spark plugs and the one with the coolant on it, start there doing the compression test and then leak-down if need be.
Make sure when you are all done, you drain that motor oil and change that filter to get all that coolant out that leaked pass the piston rings cause if left down there is will eventually wash away the motor oil on the bearings and ruin them.
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Okay, thank you both for your input.
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2002 dodge ram 1500 4.7 liter, when cold valves click and alot of white smoke came out from exhaust, seems like it needs coolant topped off more often but has no leaks, replaced radiator about 8 months ago. Could it be a bad head gasket?
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Does seem to have those symptoms. You can get exhaust analyzed for anti freeze trace. You could also pressure test system to see if a leak is present.
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You are welcome and good luck!
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They make a lot of liquid head gasket repair products these days. Yours being a mild case is in your favor for such a fix. Especially if it's a crack and not a gasket?
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One last thing, we have a family friend who is a mechanic but is about an hour and forty five minutes away from where I am. Would there be any further damage possible if I drove it there?
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I do not recommend you drive it any further at all. Look into renting a tow bar, a tow rope if legal in your state or something else.
If you have to absolutely drive it, at least do an oil/filter change first to get all the coolant out of the oil pan, make sure the coolant is topped off, too and keep an eye on the temperature gauge, check engine light, etc, and any steam from under the hood, engine knocking or any sudden more white smoke out the tailpipe and drive as easy as you can.
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Truck is running a rough idle and blowing out white smoke thru the exhaust. What is the likely source?
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White smoke is a sign of burning engine coolant, typically from a leaking head gasket. Has the level dropped in the coolant reservoir?
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Engine Performance problem
2001 Dodge Ram V8 Two Wheel Drive Automatic

01' DODGE 1500 WHITE SMOKE FROM RIGHT TAIL PIPE
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Have you had to add coolant? White smoke indicates there is coolant getting into the combustion chamber. My guess is a bad head gasket.

Let me know about coolant usage. Also, check to make sure the coolant isn't mixing with the oil.

Let me know what you find.

Joe
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My truck is a 2500, 24 valve Cummings. It has been blowing white smoke out the exhaust. I took it in and the engine checked out fine. I have also had a Freon problem which I let go until it got hot recently. The thing is that it was not blowing white smoke while I was out of Freon. I just picked it up and was running my AC on high, came to a stop sign and it was blowing white smoke again. I turned the AC off and it quit, it did this two more times on the way home just to make sure. My mechanic tells me the two systems are separate.

Please help!
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Yes they are separate it sound like you have a blown head gasket. Is the coolant low?

Please let me know, Ken
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Sometimes white smoke starts coming out of the tailpipe. This last for about 3 minutes and then stops. Right after the smoking it pings when I accelerate. This stops after about a mile. The truck does not loose power or hesitate. It just blows a large cloud of white smoke.
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White smoke is generally related to coolant burning, are you losing any coolant?

Pinging can be from a multitude of reasons causing a lean condition. MAF contamination, excessive build up of carbon to name a couple. Thry an air induction service for the pinging, It's good maintenance regardless.
I would try what I call an air induction service.
I like to use castle hydroblast. You spray it into a vacuum line such as the brake booster line if nothing else is accessible. Full spray for 3 minutes, stall the engine with it or have someone kill it while your spraying. Let it set for a few hours then take for a short drive in low gear, revving the rpms to help break it up. First use Castle cleansrite to clean the throttle bore. Try to get the throttle plates scrubbed good with a brush, while your spraying. Use a rag to wipe the carbon out between brushings. Seafoam is another good product, but smokes a lot.

IF you can't find Castle, here is my rep's email:
robw@castlepackspower. Com
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Sometimes puff of white smoke comes out upon startup. Did lose some coolant, but when I topped coolant off no smoke or rought start ups? Also no coolant ever got mixed with engine oil. It never smoked when warmed only at startup anyone that can tell me what it was?
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I don't know where you live, but if it's cool outside, it could just be condensation from the exhaust system. If you have to add coolant often, it could still be a head gasket even though it isn't getting into the oil.

this guide will help

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/white-smoke-or-steam-coming-from-the-exhaust-pipe

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My Ram Van 1500 has a problem it burns oil alot it does not leak or anything I do not know what it is and also when you start it it throw white smoke
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